Commercial Financial Analyst

Job Title: Commercial Financial Analyst

Company: Taskaler

Location: Pakistan, Lahore, Model Town

Job Type: Full-Time

Company Overview:

Taskaler is a leading offshore outsourcer offering end-to-end retail-driven services. We provide our brands with a wide range of bespoke retail and eCommerce solutions, including customer experience, back office, and digital support. We are committed to operational excellence and exceptional client experiences. As a growing company, we are seeking a Commercial Financial Analyst to join our talented team.

Job Summary:

The Commercial Finance Analyst is a hands-on FP&A infrastructure role responsible for building, maintaining, and validating forecasting and reporting models from raw system data.

The role requires someone who is comfortable starting with unstructured or semi-structured datasets, shaping them into clean, scalable models, and generating outputs that reconcile back to source systems.

This is not a valuation or corporate finance role. The emphasis is on data construction, template ownership, and repeatable forecasting processes, rather than analysing pre-built models.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Data Construction & FP&A Infrastructure

• Extract raw financial data from accounting systems (e.g. Xero or equivalent).
• Build forecasting and reporting structures from scratch, including:

____________i) stacking data by time, entity, P&L line, cost type, and business unit

____________ ii) validating completeness and accuracy

____________iii) reconciling outputs back to source data.

• Own the end-to-end flow from raw actuals → structured dataset → forecast model → output.

2. Forecasting, Budgeting & Template Ownership

• Build and maintain driver-based forecast models using raw and historical data.
• Create and own roll-forward processes (actuals flowing into forecast periods).
• Maintain and improve forecast and budget templates, ensuring consistency across business units.
• Apply assumptions in a structured, auditable way (clear logic, documented drivers).

3. Systems & Tooling (Including Datarails)

• Prepare and structure datasets for use in Datarails (or similar FP&A tools).
• Own mapping, validation, and reconciliation between accounting systems and forecasting tools.
• Troubleshoot data issues and fix structural problems, not just flag them.
• Collaborate with data or systems specialists where needed, but own the commercial FP&A layer.

4. Reconciliation & Data Integrity

• Reconcile forecast outputs to:

____________i) accounting system actuals

____________ii) prior forecasts

____________iii) approved budgets.

• Identify and resolve discrepancies, not just report them.
• Maintain clear documentation of model logic, assumptions, and data transformations.

5. Stakeholder Support

• Work with non-finance budget owners to:

____________ i) explain outputs clearly

____________ii) challenge assumptions

____________iii) update drivers based on operational reality.

• Translate complex data into simple, usable insights.

Skills & Experience Required (Updated)

Essential

• Demonstrated experience building FP&A models from raw datasets, not just maintaining finished models.
• Strong Excel / Google Sheets capability, including:

____________i) structuring data tables

____________ii) formula-based modelling

____________iii) reconciliation logic.

• Experience working with accounting system data (e.g. Xero, QuickBooks, NetSuite).
• High attention to detail and comfort owning repeatable, administrative processes.
• Ability to explain how a model was built, step by step.

Preferred

• Experience with FP&A tools such as Datarails, Adaptive, Anaplan, or similar.
• Exposure to Power Query, pivot tables, or database-style data handling.
• Experience supporting multiple business units or cost centres.

What Success Looks Like

• Accurate, timely roll-forward models and templates ready for forecasting cycles.
• Well-structured, driver-based financial models aligned with business unit requirements.
• Clean, validated data sets that fit the Data rails format.
• Clear modelling outputs that help commercial leaders make faster, better decisions.
• Strong working relationships with business unit leads, the finance team, and data teams

Perks & Benefits:

At Taskaler, we want you to be well and thrive. Our global benefits package includes

• Fuel Allowance
• Outpatient (Self, Spouse, Children, & Parents)
• Insurance Coverage
• Leave encashment
• Development plan - In-house Courses/Certifications
• Nurturing environment where you can learn and grow yourself.

Why Join Us: At Taskaler, we offer a dynamic and collaborative work environment where your contributions are valued. As part of our team, you will have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on our Finance Department and be involved in exciting projects that drive our business forward.

We would love to hear from you if you are passionate about this role and making a difference in a fast-growing company. Join us in shaping the future of Taskaler!

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From Rs150,000.00 per month

Experience:

• Financial Analyst: 5 years (Required)

Language:

• English (Required)

Work Location: In person